Michael John (29 November 1903 – 3 August 1977) was an Indian trade unionist and politician.
Born in the Vepery area of Chennai, John was educated at Doveton College, then worked in industry in Jamshedpur. In 1928, he led a strike at the Tinplate Company, working closely with Subhash Chandra Bose.[1] He continued his trade union activities, but was imprisoned for them in 1941, and then in 1942 was imprisoned for participating in the Quit India Movement, remaining in prison until 1945. On release, he was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly.[2]
michael, john, trade, unionist, michael, john, november, 1903, august, 1977, indian, trade, unionist, politician, born, vepery, area, chennai, john, educated, doveton, college, then, worked, industry, jamshedpur, 1928, strike, tinplate, company, working, close. Michael John 29 November 1903 3 August 1977 was an Indian trade unionist and politician Born in the Vepery area of Chennai John was educated at Doveton College then worked in industry in Jamshedpur In 1928 he led a strike at the Tinplate Company working closely with Subhash Chandra Bose 1 He continued his trade union activities but was imprisoned for them in 1941 and then in 1942 was imprisoned for participating in the Quit India Movement remaining in prison until 1945 On release he was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly 2 John served as president of several unions in Bihar Bengal and Orissa 1 From 1948 he served as president of the Bihar unit of the Indian National Trade Union Congress INTUC 2 From 1952 to 1953 and again from 1960 to 1962 he served as overall president of INTUC He was also president of the Indian National Metalworkers Federation and the Indian National Mineworkers Federation 3 John served on the All India Congress Committee for many years and he was active in the ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation 3 From 1957 to 1962 he represented Bihar in the Rajya Sabha 4 He also helped Rajendra Prasad write his autobiography 2 In 1971 two bombs were thrown at John s car but he was unharmed 5 He died in 1977 following a lengthy illness 1 References edit a b c Michael John is dead Times of India 4 August 1977 a b c Eminent Indians Who Was Who 1900 1980 Durga Das 1985 pp 198 199 a b Michael John International Trade Union News 1 September 1977 Directory and Year Book Times of India 1971 p 793 Attempt on life of INTUC leader Times of India 10 May 1971 Trade union officesPreceded byAbdul Bari President of the Tata Workers Union1947 1977 Succeeded byV G GopalPreceded byKhandubhai Kasanji Desai President of the Indian National Trade Union Congress1952 1953 Succeeded byS R VasavadaPreceded byGopala Ramanujam President of the Indian National Trade Union Congress1960 1962 Succeeded byMaitreyee BosePreceded byUnion founded President of the Indian National Mineworkers Federation1952 c 1974 Succeeded byKanti MehtaPreceded byUnion founded President of the Indian National Metal Workers Federation1959 1977 Succeeded byV G Gopal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael John trade unionist amp oldid 1155840009, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
